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“We want to make sure this is being dealt with in a comprehensive, holistic way.

“There was detail in there on some of the areas the Government is looking to improve upon in some respect to its trade promotion services.

“Obviously there is a potentially missing piece around how the trade promotion services are linked up to the UK’s future trade policy.

“Now some of that still has yet to be determined because it will be impacted and shaped by our negotiations with the EU.

I certainly think it is something to be welcomed

Allie Renison

“So I think it brings it back full circle to the need to move quickly ahead with the negotiations with the EU.”

Liam Fox has bemoaned the UK's focus on Brexit, saying the country needs to have a less "narrow bandwidth" and look at the wider global picture to boost international trade.

The International Trade Secretary said our competitors were discussing wider global issues while we talk about leaving the EU, as he set out a plan to make Britain a "21st century exporting superpower".

He said that Brexit "isn't the only issue that is out there" as he outlined a vision of getting more businesses of all sizes to tap into emerging markets, including China and Africa.

At an event for business leaders at the Institute of Directors in London on Tuesday, Dr Fox said that the UK's competitors were planning for up to 15 years into the future and he wanted the UK to "widen our horizons, to lengthen our timeframes".

Brexit news: The proposals by Liam Fox have been welcomed by a business think tank (Image: Sky News)

He said: "It's really important that we don't have such a narrow bandwidth that we only think about Brexit.

"It's really interesting when I go to China, when I go to other parts of the world, they talk about the global economy, they talk about tariffs, talk about the United States and China, they talk about the WTO (World Trade Organisation).

"And in the UK we talk about Brexit and Brexit and Brexit. It is an important issue, but it isn't the only issue that is out there in terms of global trade."

The International Trade Secretary outlined the Government's desire to increase exports as a proportion of UK GDP to 35 percent as it seeks to encourage more businesses to sell goods and services overseas.

Official figures released in June showed exports of UK goods and services hit a record £620billion last year, accounting for 30 percent of UK GDP.